v.
Pronunciation: ' d ī n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: dined ; din · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French disner, diner to eat, have a meal, from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare to break one's fast, from Latin dis- + Late Latin jejunare to fast, from Latin jejunus fasting
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb : to take dinner ― often used with on < dine on pasta>
transitive verb : to give a dinner to <wined her and dined her>